Air pollution is the new tobacco and is killing seven million people a year and harming billions more, head of World Health Organisation warns

Air pollution is the 'new tobacco' and breathing is killing seven million people a year and harming billions more, the World Health Organisation has warned. More than 90 per cent of the world's population suffers toxic air pollution which is having a drastic effect on the health of people, especially children. The danger toxic air has on the world's population has been deemed 'a silent public health emergency' by the head of the WHO. Read more...